Homeowner was readying gun for confrontation with Titus Young

3:31 PM,
May 13, 2013

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Troubled former Detroit Lions receiver Titus Young is lucky his last run-in with the law ended with him spending a few nights in jail. It could have been much worse.

Bill Palttos, who owns the San Clemente, Calif., house that Young allegedly broke into Friday, told California TV station KTLA that he grabbed the unloaded rifle he keeps under his bed when he heard footsteps on his wood floor shortly before midnight.

Palttos said he started loading his gun as Young opened the door to his bedroom. ...